BUTTON COMBINATION CHEATS
On the Title Screen and when 'Press Start' appears on the screen, enter one of the Button Combos below to enable the Effect you require. You will hear a sound to confirm. Note: Be sure to read the Cheat Notes about the Effects marked with a *.

Cheat Notes:*Starting bonus: With this cheat you can start career mode with an extra $1,000 and get the Mazda RX-8 and Nissan Skyline in quick race mode. This cheat has no effect if you have already started a career.*Extra money: With this cheat you can start career mode with an extra $200. Note: This code has no effect if you have already started a career.*Best Buy vinyl: Go to 'Quick Race' and press L or R until 'Sponsor Cars' appears in the top right corner of the car selection screen.*Burger King vinyl: Go to 'Quick Race' and press L or R until 'Sponsor Cars' appears in the top right corner of the car selection screen.

GENERAL CHEATS, TRICKS, HINTS AND PLAYING TIPSHow to get easy money: Collecting the little information logos around the city gives you money. You will receive $25 for each one.How to get easy money (2): Listen to the other racers that periodically talk to you. They will say a general location in the city where you can find hidden races not shown on the map that are worth $850 instead of the usual $300.How to get easy money (3): As soon as you start the game, ignore Rachel's request to go to the car lot. Instead, try to collect as many information icons as possible. This will give you that little extra money to start modding your car, and will save time as you do not have to look for them in your initially slow car. Also, enter the two races shown on your GPS (circuit and sprint races). Going in these two races will give you at least 500 points in the bank. You should receive a message to get to the car lot now. Do so, and continue playing the game.How to win an outrun: Once you have found an opponent to outrun with, get in front of the opponent and get in the lead. Get as far as possible until the distance meter has reached its limit. If the distance meter starts to drop, it indicates that the opponent is catching up. When this happens, do a handbrake skid and turn the car around. Go back the way that you came from. The opponent will follow you as you are the one in lead, but he will take time to catch up, giving you an advantage to win the outrun.How to win an outrun (2): This trick requires that most of the city is unlocked. Get your car and get on the highway that leads around in a oval-like way. Challenge people on the highway for a much better chance of winning, since top speeds are better and there are less turns than the normal roads (so you do not slow down as much).How to win an outrun (3): Find an outrun opponent then get right behind him. Draft him or her so that you can get a full tank of NOS, if desired. Then, start to spin out your opponent. You can do this by getting directly next to the car and turning into its back corner. While it is sideways or backwards, you can hit press Up to start the outrun. You will have a large head start because your opponent needs to turn around. You can win in under 15 seconds by doing this.How to get easy wins: When racing for magazine covers, unique performance or visual parts, it helps if you have both NOS bottles filled. This can let you scab that tenth of a second that you have always missed. It also helps, especially in the more difficult and longer stages, with small time limits, to immediately activate the GPS as soon as you have accepted the challenge.How to get easier turns in URL races: Notice that before the sharp turns during the URL races, there are a set of numbers that countdown to 1. Follow those numbers to perfect your sharp turn into a groove to speed through faster. Keep accelerating until you reach "1", then slam on the brakes and turn. Once perfected, this can help you get through the turns with more speed.How to find hidden shops: Look at road signs around the city. They often have colored shapes (yellow triangles, etc.) to guide the way to the shops. Also, look for street-lights casting a colored glow. This indicates that there is a shop very close.Final race racing tips: The final race is against Caleb (the man that tells Nikki to win, then she loses and joins your team) on a 4.5 mile track and 5 laps. However, he only gets up to about 130 mph.